# List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment

This is a list of school districts in the United States ranked by 2019 enrollment.
| 2019 | 2014 vs 2016 | 2016 vs 2018 | 2018 vs 2019 | School district | State/Territory | Students (autumn 2014) | Students (autumn 2016) | Students (autumn 2018) | Students (autumn 2019) |
| 1 | | | | New York City | New York | 995,192 | 984,462 | 960,484 | 956,634 |
| 2 | | | | Los Angeles Unified | California | 646,683 | 633,621 | 495,255 | 483,234 |
| 3 | | | | City of Chicago (SD 299) | Illinois | 392,558 | 378,199 | 359,476 | 347,484 |
| 4 | | | | Miami-Dade County | Florida | 356,964 | 357,249 | 350,434 | 347,307 |
| 5 | | | | Clark County | Nevada | 324,093 | 326,953 | 330,225 | 328,991 |
| 6 | | | | Broward County | Florida | 266,265 | 271,852 | 270,978 | 269,172 |
| 7 | | 1 | | Hillsborough County | Florida | 207,469 | 214,386 | 220,252 | 223,305 |
| 8 | | 1 | | Houston ISD | Texas | 215,225 | 216,106 | 209,772 | 210,061 |
| 9 | | | | Orange County | Florida | 191,648 | 200,674 | 208,203 | 208,875 |
| 10 | | | | Palm Beach | Florida | 186,605 | 192,721 | 192,533 | 194,675 |
| 11 | | | | Fairfax County | Virginia | 185,541 | 187,467 | 187,797 | 188,887 |
| 12 | | | | Hawaii Department of Education | Hawaii | 182,384 | 181,550 | 181,278 | 181,088 |
| 13 | | | | Gwinnett County | Georgia | 173,246 | 178,214 | 179,758 | 180,589 |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | | Montgomery County | Maryland | 154,434 | 159,010 | 162,680 | 165,267 |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | | Wake County | North Carolina | 155,820 | 160,467 | 161,784 | 163,404 |
| 16 | 2 | | | Dallas ISD | Texas | 160,253 | 157,886 | 155,119 | 153,861 |
| 17 | | | | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | North Carolina | 145,636 | 147,428 | 147,638 | 149,845 |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | | Prince George's County | Maryland | 127,576 | 130,814 | 132,657 | 135,952 |
| 19 | | 1 | | Philadelphia City | Pennsylvania | 134,241 | 133,929 | 132,520 | 130,617 |
| 20 | | | | Duval County | Florida | 128,685 | 129,479 | 130,229 | 130,279 |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | Texas | 113,023 | 114,868 | 116,512 | 117,446 |
| 22 | 1 | 2 | | Baltimore County | Maryland | 109,830 | 112,139 | 113,814 | 115,038 |
| 23 | 3 | 2 | | Shelby County | Tennessee | 115,810 | 111,403 | 112,125 | 113,198 |
| 24 | 1 | 1 | | Cobb County | Georgia | 111,751 | 113,151 | 111,854 | 112,097 |
| 25 | 1 | 1 | | Northside ISD | Texas | 103,606 | 106,145 | 106,501 | 107,817 |
| 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Polk County | Florida | 99,723 | 102,295 | 101,408 | 102,952 |
| 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | San Diego Unified | California | 129,779 | 128,040 | 103,194 | 102,270 |
| 28 | 1 | | 2 | Jefferson County | Kentucky | 100,602 | 99,813 | 97,936 | 100,348 |
| 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Pinellas County | Florida | 103,774 | 102,905 | 100,948 | 99,772 |
| 30 | 1 | | 1 | DeKalb County | Georgia | 101,103 | 101,284 | 99,166 | 98,800 |
| 31 | | | 1 | Lee County | Florida | 89,364 | 92,686 | 94,410 | 95,613 |
| 32 | | | 1 | Fulton County | Georgia | 95,460 | 96,122 | 94,491 | 93,897 |
| 33 | | 1 | 1 | Prince William County | Virginia | 86,641 | 89,345 | 90,843 | 92,237 |
| 34 | | | 1 | Denver | Colorado | 88,839 | 91,138 | 92,039 | 92,143 |
| 35 | | 1 | | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 93,001 | 90,651 | 89,788 | 88,312 |
| 36 | 2 | 2 | | Davidson County | Tennessee | 84,069 | 85,163 | 84,667 | 85,588 |
| 37 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 79,518 | 81,379 | 83,300 | 84,984 |
| 38 | | | 1 | Jefferson County, No R1 | Colorado | 86,581 | 86,371 | 84,646 | 84,078 |
| 39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Loudoun County | Virginia | 73,418 | 78,348 | 81,906 | 83,606 |
| 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Alpine | Utah | 75,161 | 78,957 | 81,715 | 83,540 |
| 41 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Katy ISD | Texas | 70,330 | 75,428 | 79,913 | 83,423 |
| 42 | | 2 | 4 | Fort Worth ISD | Texas | 85,975 | 87,428 | 84,510 | 82,891 |
| 43 | | 3 | 1 | Austin ISD | Texas | 84,564 | 83,067 | 80,032 | 80,911 |
| 44 | 2 | 4 | | Baltimore City | Maryland | 84,976 | 82,354 | 79,297 | 79,187 |
| 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Fort Bend ISD | Texas | 72,152 | 74,146 | 76,122 | 77,756 |
| 46 | | 1 | 1 | Greenville County | South Carolina | 75,508 | 76,918 | 76,158 | 77,302 |
| 47 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Pasco County | Florida | 69,295 | 72,493 | 75,048 | 76,661 |
| 48 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Davis | Utah | 70,857 | 72,987 | 74,289 | 74,773 |
| 49 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 77,316 | 76,206 | 75,431 | 74,683 |
| 50 | | 1 | | Brevard County | Florida | 72,285 | 73,444 | 73,734 | 73,962 |
| 51 | 3 | | | Guilford County | North Carolina | 73,416 | 73,059 | 72,950 | 72,682 |
| 52 | 4 | 7 | | Long Beach Unified | California | 79,709 | 76,428 | 72,935 | 71,712 |
| 53 | 4 | 3 | | Fresno Unified | California | 73,543 | 73,356 | 71,152 | 71,265 |
| 54 | 5 | 8 | 1 | Osceola County | Florida | 59,320 | 63,031 | 68,554 | 69,925 |
| 55 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Virginia Beach City | Virginia | 70,121 | 69,085 | 68,624 | 68,706 |
| 56 | 2 | 1 | | Seminole County | Florida | 66,134 | 67,808 | 68,269 | 68,096 |
| 57 | 1 | 2 | | Douglas County, No RE1 | Colorado | 66,702 | 67,470 | 67,591 | 67,305 |
| 58 | | 2 | | Washoe County | Nevada | 65,682 | 66,671 | 67,113 | 67,301 |
| 59 | 1 | 5 | | Aldine ISD | Texas | 69,716 | 69,768 | 66,854 | 67,259 |
| 60 | 1 | 5 | | Granite | Utah | 69,994 | 69,580 | 66,767 | 66,276 |
| 61 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Conroe ISD | Texas | 56,363 | 59,764 | 62,837 | 64,799 |
| 62 | 1 | 3 | 1 | North East ISD | Texas | 67,971 | 67,531 | 65,186 | 64,539 |
| 63 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Elk Grove Unified | California | 62,888 | 63,061 | 63,100 | 63,660 |
| 64 | | 2 | 2 | Volusia County | Florida | 61,777 | 63,028 | 63,223 | 63,009 |
| 65 | 20 | 6 | 3 | Frisco ISD | Texas | 49,644 | 55,923 | 60,182 | 62,705 |
| 66 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mesa Unified | Arizona | 63,849 | 63,444 | 63,124 | 62,703 |
| 67 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Chesterfield County | Virginia | 59,725 | 60,060 | 61,552 | 62,614 |
| 68 | | 1 | 1 | Knox County | Tennessee | 59,733 | 60,372 | 60,854 | 61,545 |
| 69 | 4 | 4 | | Arlington ISD | Texas | 63,882 | 62,181 | 59,900 | 59,532 |
| 70 | 7 | 5 | | Howard County | Maryland | 53,685 | 55,626 | 57,907 | 58,868 |
| 71 | 3 | 12 | 1 | Jordan | Utah | 52,274 | 53,416 | 56,176 | 57,771 |
| 72 | | 3 | 2 | Cherry Creek, No 5 | Colorado | 54,535 | 54,852 | 55,839 | 56,228 |
| 73 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Seattle | Washington | 52,834 | 54,215 | 55,271 | 55,986 |
| 74 | | 2 | 1 | Garland ISD | Texas | 57,436 | 57,133 | 55,987 | 55,701 |
| 75 | 5 | 1 | 4 | El Paso ISD | Texas | 60,852 | 59,424 | 57,315 | 55,253 |
| 76 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County | North Carolina | 54,762 | 55,228 | 54,707 | 54,566 |
| 77 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Clayton County | Georgia | 53,367 | 54,345 | 54,840 | 54,424 |
| 78 | 4 | 12 | 1 | Klein ISD | Texas | 49,402 | 51,810 | 53,328 | 54,096 |
| 79 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Mobile County | Alabama | 57,910 | 56,628 | 53,967 | 53,941 |
| 80 | 1 | 8 | 1 | Omaha | Nebraska | 51,928 | 52,344 | 53,194 | 53,483 |
| 81 | 1 | 7 | 1 | Pasadena ISD | Texas | 55,577 | 56,282 | 53,291 | 52,878 |
| 82 | 2 | 17 | 2 | San Francisco Unified | California | 58,414 | 60,133 | 52,498 | 52,811 |
| 83 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Plano ISD | Texas | 54,689 | 54,173 | 53,057 | 52,629 |
| 84 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Corona-Norco Unified | California | 53,739 | 53,157 | 53,002 | 52,557 |
| 85 | | 5 | | Atlanta | Georgia | 51,145 | 51,927 | 52,377 | 52,416 |
| 86 | | 1 | | Lewisville ISD | Texas | 53,356 | 53,257 | 52,218 | 52,189 |
| 87 | 1 | 5 | | Henrico County | Virginia | 50,971 | 51,425 | 51,523 | 51,786 |
| 88 | 9 | 5 | 8 | District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 46,155 | 48,462 | 49,065 | 50,971 |
| 89 | 3 | 12 | 1 | Round Rock ISD | Texas | 47,251 | 48,321 | 50,387 | 50,953 |
| 90 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Cumberland County | North Carolina | 51,604 | 51,194 | 50,879 | 50,750 |
| 91 | 8 | 21 | | Detroit | Michigan | 47,277 | 45,455 | 49,931 | 50,644 |
| 92 | 8 | 16 | 2 | Forsyth County | Georgia | 42,435 | 46,238 | 49,346 | 50,544 |
| 93 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Boston | Massachusetts | 54,312 | 53,640 | 51,433 | 50,480 |
| 94 | 8 | 7 | 1 | Charleston, 01 | South Carolina | 46,790 | 48,551 | 49,769 | 50,299 |
| 95 | 3 | 3 | | Manatee County | Florida | 47,883 | 48,884 | 49,301 | 50,088 |
| 96 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | 47,817 | 48,668 | 48,254 | 49,862 |
| 97 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Wichita | Kansas | 50,947 | 50,600 | 49,885 | 49,323 |
| 98 | 2 | 3 | | Columbus City | Ohio | 50,407 | 50,331 | 48,925 | 48,759 |
| 99 | 3 | 10 | 2 | San Bernardino City Unified | California | 53,365 | 53,152 | 49,005 | 48,755 |
| 100 | 1 | 4 | | Portland, SD1J | Oregon | 47,806 | 48,173 | 48,710 | 48,601 |
| 101 | 8 | 11 | 2 | San Antonio ISD | Texas | 53,750 | 52,514 | 48,745 | 48,532 |
| 102 | 4 | 6 | | Collier County | Florida | 45,228 | 46,416 | 47,436 | 47,834 |
| 103 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Socorro ISD | Texas | 44,561 | 45,927 | 46,814 | 47,575 |
| 104 | new | 10 | 2 | Rutherford County | Tennessee | | 44,149 | 46,303 | 47,458 |
| 105 | 4 | 20 | 2 | Capistrano Unified | California | 54,036 | 53,613 | 47,205 | 46,501 |
| 106 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Anchorage | Alaska | 48,089 | 48,238 | 46,115 | 46,143 |
| 107 | new | 4 | 6 | Horry County | South Carolina | | | 44,931 | 45,759 |
| 108 | 6 | 6 | | Chandler Unified | Arizona | 42,252 | 44,352 | 45,968 | 45,749 |
| 109 | 6 | 26 | 5 | Santa Ana Unified | California | 56,815 | 54,505 | 46,961 | 45,576 |
| 110 | | 2 | 1 | Hamilton County | Tennessee | 43,797 | 44,446 | 45,052 | 45,342 |
| 111 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Killeen ISD | Texas | 42,638 | 43,782 | 44,974 | 45,336 |
| 112 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Alief ISD | Texas | 47,202 | 46,376 | 45,436 | 45,300 |
| 113 | NR | new | 3 | Humble ISD | Texas | | | 43,553 | 45,078 |
| 114 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Tucson Unified | Arizona | 48,455 | 47,366 | 45,560 | 45,036 |
| 115 | NR | new | | Lake | Florida | | | 43,941 | 44,793 |
| 116 | NR | NR | new | Frederick County Public Schools (Maryland) | Maryland | | | | 43,828 |
| 117 | NR | new | 1 | Clovis Unified | California | | | 43,264 | 43,654 |
| 118 | NR | NR | new | St. Johns County School District | Florida | | | | 43,628 |
| 119 | NR | new | | Sarasota | Florida | | | 43,111 | 43,485 |
| 120 | NR | NR | new | Fayette County Public Schools (Kentucky) | Kentucky | | | | 43,342 |

## Previously listed schools

| 2014 Rank | 2016 Rank | 2018 Rank | School District | State/Territory | Students (autumn 2014) | Students (autumn 2016) | students (autumn 2018) |
| 98 | 106 | 114 | Brownsville ISD | Texas | 48,355 | 46,880 | 44,402 |
| 115 | 119 | 117 | United ISD | Texas | 43,421 | 43,660 | 43,364 |
| 116 | 120 | 120 | Marion County | Florida | 42,517 | 43,032 | 42,913 |
| 100 | 96 | | Oakland Unified | California | 48,077 | 49,760 | |
| 96 | 97 | | San Juan Unified | California | 49,114 | 49,255 | |
| 107 | 107 | | Sacramento City Unified | California | 46,868 | 46,815 | |
| 110 | 115 | | Garden Grove Unified | California | 46,177 | 44,223 | |
| 117 | | | Ysleta ISD | Texas | 42,488 | | |
| 119 | | | Riverside Unified | California | 42,339 | | |